China vs Italy: Population census recently completed
China
1
in 2015
Italy
1
in 2015
China rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Population census recently completed over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
Across all 266 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1760s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1770s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population census recently completed, China or Italy?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2015.
- What is the difference in population census recently completed between China and Italy?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for population census recently completed?
- China ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.